Profit Maximizing Firms in Competitive Industries with Free Entry and Exit

question 50

Multiple Choice

Profit maximizing firms in competitive industries with free entry and exit face a price equal to the lowest possible

• A)marginal cost of production.
• B)fixed cost of production.
• C)total cost of production.
• D)average total cost of production.

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